Suspenseful Forge!

We have full line-up of showcasers for this Wednesday, so without any further ado I will introduce of centering topic of discussion. 

Yes, ladies and gentleman, banjos and bandoneons, brass bands and dancing hippos, ahem, let me get my megaphone: For next forge we will discuss... (ooh, the suspense, as I twirl my moustache and stroke my beard) we will discuss... suspense! I bet you didn't know your songs had suspense in them, but all good ones do, if I may go out on a limb only to have it chopped up to furnace our forge. 

When I say suspense, I mean that I would like to look at the dramatic movement in song: the starting point of the song, its driving "problem", conflict, mystery or discrepancy, and the direction of its conclusion or resolution. Perhaps this all sounds terrible complicated. Well, it is! But what's frustrating about most complicated things is that also have a very simple side that gets in the way. 

Therefore, simply: Suspense is what drives the song.

We can also look at suspense musically: for you theoretical types, think of suspended chords, and 2-5 resolutions, builds and releases of dynamics.

Well, perhaps this is all not so clear... do not fret, all will be revealed this wednesday -- I could not but leave you in suspense what with our topic.